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    Opinions!

    agree - roo
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    Help me my chicken has LICE !!!!!!

    I put Sevin Dust in a sock or hose and dust all over, under wings, lift feather and give a good dusting. Then dust roost and sprinkle in house and on nesting material.
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    Sexing chicks at one & half weeks?

    So far this has worked for me. At about 2-3 weeks tail feathers really start sticking out. Those that stick out are hens, others roos. Now, I just hatched out 18, 2 different batches. The first batch, now 3 weeks, all look like hens. The odds of all being hens - RARE, so we'll see. The...
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    Finish this sentence: "You know you're addicted to chickens when..."

    You sit in your recliner with a baby chick in your lap. You take your babies outside for playtime
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    Very Sick Hen

    Sounds similar to what I just went through. I had a hen, Martha, who basically couldn't walk because her belly was so swollen. I'd place her in the grass during the day with food and water, which she ate and drank. After several post on different sites, I was advised that it could be a tumor...
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    Martha's Belly looks like a balloon

    she was a BR. I kept her behind clean. Only weird thing was her leg would quiver when she walked. I wondered if she had a hip fracture that I couldn't feel and infection set up inside. Anyway, thanks for reply. I got her about 2 years ago and think she was probably up in years at that time...
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    Martha's Belly looks like a balloon

    Martha did not make it. At first I thought she hurt her leg or hip because she favored one leg and it would quiver with each step. Then her belly became very bloated. After a few weeks keeping her apart from others and seeming to get better, when I picked her up to put her in house, maggots...
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    Martha's Belly looks like a balloon

    One of my hens has been sickly. Think she's egg bound but need opinion. Her belly is huge to the point she can barely walk. I've had her separate for about 3 weeks. Seems to get a little smaller and then so big she can't walk. Egg bound? What can I do? She is older and is a...
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    feather plucking?or molting ?

    First, I use a light and I don't think that hurts at all. Second, feathers missing on back, neck and top of head most likely is the Roo. I have noticed some of mine are missing on chest, only visible if you lift their feathers. This is from sitting on their roost, their chest rubs the roost...
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    At what age (months?) do silkie pullets begin to lay eggs?

    Been awhile since I had silkies, but mine start between 6-7 months. Beautiful silkie!
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    Double Yolk = Twin Chicks?

    Have a friend that has a white leghorn that lays really large eggs, which have double yolks. So my question is this - as a fertile egg, will it hatch and will there be one or two chicks? Just wondered! Thanks.....Janet
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    Feathers missing. Are mites to blame?

    do you have a rooster? If so, that is probably the problem. If there are mites, look at the base of the feathers and should see them crawling on the skin.
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    swollen tummy/trouble walking

    Tammye - thanks. Never heard of that. No, she has not been laying. I'll follow your leads and thanks so much for replying.....Janet
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    Coop burned down this mornini :( (pics)

    Oh gosh - so sorry and that was soo close to your house! How did you know and did they all get out?....Janet
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    swollen tummy/trouble walking

    posted last week a problem with Martha the BR. Really favoring left leg but can't see anything wrong. Crop fills OK but notice her stomach is really large. Not moving around much, just sitting. Any ideas. Almost like her stomach is getting in the way of her legs moving
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